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Ecclesiastes 2:7

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Ecclesiastes 2:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

קָנִ֙יתִי֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת וּבְנֵי־בַ֖יִת הָ֣יָה לִ֑י גַּ֣ם מִקְנֶה֩ בָקָ֨ר וָצֹ֤אן הַרְבֵּה֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י מִכֹּ֛ל שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

  1. קָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.ti“I acquired”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  2. עֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.Dim“[male] slaves”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  3. וּשְׁפָח֔וֹתu.she.fa.Chot“and female slaves”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  4. וּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-“and sons of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. בַ֖יִתVa.yit“house”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  6. הָ֣יָהHa.yah“he belonged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. לִ֑יLi“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  8. גַּ֣םgam“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  9. מִקְנֶה֩mik.Neh“livestock”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְנֶה · “livestock” · Strong's H4735
  10. בָקָ֨רva.Kar“herd[s]”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בָּקָר · “cattle” · Strong's H1241
  11. וָצֹ֤אןva.Tzon“and flock[s]”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  12. הַרְבֵּה֙har.Beh“[surely] a multitude”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  13. הָ֣יָהHa.yah“<it> belonged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. לִ֔יLi“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  15. מִכֹּ֛לmi.Kol“more than all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. שֶֽׁהָי֥וּshe.ha.Yu“who <they> were”
    Particle, relative + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  17. לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  18. בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)